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Miller, Susanne Marie Coniglio. |
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Youngstown State University. Dept. of English. |
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2011-01-31T14:16:45Z |
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2019-09-08T02:27:44Z |
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2011-01-31T14:16:45Z |
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2019-09-08T02:27:44Z |
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1999 |
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dc.date.issued |
1999 |
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dc.identifier.other |
b18380657 |
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http://jupiter.ysu.edu/record=b1838065 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1989/6108 |
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v, 94 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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dc.description |
Thesis (M.S.)--Youngstown State University, 1999. |
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dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves ). |
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dc.description.abstract |
The purpose of this research study is to investigate the reading attitudes and interests of
working class, multiethnic eighth grade students at one Ohio high school. My research
focused on these questions: Do children from working class homes fonn reading attitudes
based on the attitudes of those who most influence them, namely parents and peers? Do
working class families view reading as a more utilitarian, survival skill rather than as an
emotionally enriching hobby? Are there differences among reading attitudes of white,
African American, and Hispanic students? Is gender a factor when considering reading?
These research questions were developed based on interaction with teenage readers and
infonnation obtained through a variety of research sources such as Ways with Words by
Shirley Brice Heath, Social Stratification and Inequality by Harold Kerbo, Survey
Reveals Truths about Young Adult Readers by Nevada Thomason, as well as other
relevant texts.
My research methodology consisted of a survey via a four-page questionnaire,
interviews with students, and participant observation. Data was collected via these
methods in order to achieve triangulation, and yielded demographic, quantitative, and
qua~itative infonnation.
All of the research was conducted at a high school in a primarily working class
community. The name of the high school and those of the students I interviewed are all
pseudonyms in order to protect the confidentiality of all involved and in accordance with
the Human Subjects and Research Committee at Youngstown State University. |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Master's Theses no. 0646 |
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dc.subject.classification |
Master's Theses no. 0646 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Theses (Master's) |
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dc.title |
An investigation of reading attitudes and influences among working class, multiethnic eighth grade students in one Ohio high school. |
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Thesis |
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